The changes come after the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie , and a July incident in which an intruder entered the studio and approached Craig Melvin.
NBC has tightened security at the “Today” show after several frightening incidents.
The intruder incident in July
Truelove allegedly asked Melvin where he could find Roker before using a racial slur against him. Melvin alerted security, and Truelove was arrested. An individual entered an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A. The person approached anchor Craig Melvin, who alerted security. The individual was detained and taken into custody by law enforcement without further incident. There was no altercation, and no one was injured. She remains missing more than seven months later, and no suspects have been named in the case.
Savannah’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy , was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on February 1.
NBC has ramped up security at “Today” after Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy’s abduction, and after an intruder incident involving Craig Melvin and Al Roker. Many NBC staffers are relieved that defenses have been reinforced at the show after multiple frightening security incidents, according to Page Six. NBC released a statement on the incident, which Melvin shared on Instagram: “There was a security incident this morning at the Today show studio.
